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Assessments

District Assessment Information 2017-2018

The purpose of district and local assessments include reporting student growth and achievement, evaluating curriculum programming and instructional practice, identifying student needs and tailoring instruction to meet individual needs.

MIMS utilizes a combination of formative and summative assessments that are in alignment with the MN Department of Education and Federal ESEA/NCLB requirements.

Below is a description of the state and local assessments the district utilizes:

Formative Teacher Made Assessments- used in the classrooms as a common formative assessment. Results answer these questions: How well is the student learning the material being currently taught? To what degree are the current strategies benefiting each student/ Does something have to be done differently in order to accelerate the student’s progress? What specific feedback will benefit the student?

Summative Teacher made assessments- Results answer these questions: How much did the student learn? Has the student attained the standard? How effective was the instruction in this course/unit/grade level for each student? Should adjustments be made for next term?

Literacy Assessments- Determines a students independent and instructional reading level

MAP scores given to students at the end of the assessment. They have set student goals on google drive.

Preliminary MCA scores will be sent home with students a week after testing has closed.

Official MCA, MTAS, Adapted ACCESS & ACCESS scores will be mailed home in August.

Test Security Tip Line

Maintaining the integrity of tests and test items is of great importance to the Minnesota Department of Education. Improper or unethical behavior by students or educators undermines the validity of test score interpretation. Please report suspected incidents of cheating or piracy of test items using the Minnesota Statewide Test Security Tip Line.

Overcast

Snow, mainly after midnight. Low around 14. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Tuesday

Snow. High near 20. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Tuesday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow before midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 6. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.